1. The Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours
By Jane Goodall
Genre: Expository Nonfiction

2. The Mind of the Chimpanzee
They can do many things that humans can
They can use stems, twigs, & sticks to fish or catch insects.
They can clean themselves with leaves
Excellent memories (Just like you!)

3. Infant chimps learn their behavior by watching adults
They imitate & practice what they have seen within their culture

4. Chimpanzees in Captivity
Scientists have tested the minds of chimpanzees.
They can find sticks to pull in food that is placed outside their cages
They can join 2 sticks together to make 1 long tool
They can recognize their caretakers after some time
They can plan what they are going to do

5. Communication
Two sets of scientists, the Hayeses & the Gardners worked with chimpanzees on different forms of communication
Can be taught how to say a few words after some time
Taught how to do sign language….
Can learn 300 signs or more!

6. Chimpanzees in Captivity
Chimpanzees were 1st brought to Europe from Africa in the middle of the 17th century
People were amazed at their humanlike creatures
** They were often used in different forms of entertainment
* performed in movies, circuses & advertisements
* sometimes treated badly in captive situations
Well known Chimpanzees
J. Fred Muggs – starred on the Today show for years, but he was replaced with another younger, stronger one eventually
* Ham - was sent into space on a Mercury rocket in January 1961 & after that trip, it was determined that it was safe for humans to travel into space

7. Behavior of chimpanzees
When they are younger, chimpanzees are gentle & easy to handle
As they grow older, they can become more & more difficult
They can resent discipline and even bite
By the time they are six years old, they are already as strong as a human male!
Some people have tried to keep them as pets, but often it doesn’t work out.

8. Chimpanzees are often used in medical research
Since their bodies are so similar to ours, scientists use chimps to find out more about human diseases, cures & prevention

9. JoJo Was an example of a chimp living in an bad environment
Some chimps have:
* little physical contact
* drab surroundings
* very little contact
with other animals

10. Is life getting better for chimps?
Animal welfare groups are trying to raise money to build sanctuaries for them and improve the lives of chimpanzees
Many zoos are creating better environments for them, including stimulating, different things for them to do each day
Many zoos are creating challenging activities and making sure the chimpanzees are getting the physical contact they need

11. Protecting the Chimpanzees
Chimps live in the forested areas of west & central Africa There is a lot of water in this area, which the Chimps depend on.
They are facing extinction! (already extinct in 4 countries)
100 years ago, it is estimated that there were about 2 million chimpanzees in Africa.
Now, there are no more than 150, 
Why are they disappearing?
Forests are being destroyed as human populations grow
They are getting caught in snares (traps)
Some are getting smuggled in live animal trade
Commercial hunting for food (“bushmeat” trade)
bushmeat trade is when people prefer the taste from wild animals & will pay more for it. (MUST BE STOPPED)

12. Other problems facing chimps
Poor people need land for farms, so they burn down the forests
Animals are trapped because the people need food
Bushmeat trade has a very profitable business

13. Chimpanzee Facts
Full grown male at Gombe is about 4 feet tall and up to 115 pounds
Full grown female is about same height, but no more than 85 pounds
In west & central Africa, they are little bigger & heavier
In captivity, they tend to be heavier & also live no longer than 50 years in the wild, up to about 60 in captivity
Female chimps in the wild will raise generally two – nine offspring!!!

14. Chimpanzee Habitats
Found in 21 African countries, including: Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi & Tanzania
Live in the largest parts of rainforests along the equator
The Gombe Stream Research Center is located on the eastern shore of
Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania

15. ?’s to Consider….. What is the main purpose of the map on p.447?
What do the photographs in the story help us to
understand?
3. Is the story biased or balanced writing? Why do you
think so?
4. Do you think the author is qualified to write about
chimpanzees? Why?

16. Jane Goodall is dedicated
to improving the lives
of chimps

17. The
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